Daily Bread 7/29/2021

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Daily Bread – July 29, 2021 (The Fifth Day – Genesis 1:20-23) John 8:23 – But He said to them, You are from below, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world. Those who refuse to believe in Jesus remain the captives of this world – “kosmos”. The opposite is spoken by Jesus of his disciples in John 17:14 and 16, “They are not of this world, even as I am not of this world.” When one is born from above by the Spirit, they become Spirit (John 3:6) instead of a person of the flesh. As one born from above, they are not of this world. This message is also emphasized by Paul in Romans 8:9 “You are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit.” And again, the message of having escaped from the world through believing on Jesus is also emphasized by Peter, as in 2 Peter 1:4, “so that through these you might be partakers of the divine nature having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” The word “kosmos” obviously extends beyond just a reference to the universe; it also refers to the society of man. Jesus came to give life to the world that was bound with death (John 6:33,51, 10:10). He came to take the sin away from the world that was held under its power (John 1:29, 1 John 5:19) and to give light to a world in darkness (John 1:5,9). Only by faith in Jesus can anyone overcome the world (1 John 5:4-5). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen